Hat extractor



Dec. 15, 1931. I R H w s-r 7 1,836,783

- HAT EXTRACTOR Filed Nov. 26, 1929 ATTORNEY INVENT Patented Dec. 15, 1931 ROY n. TWIST, or SEATTLE, WASHINGTON 'HAT EXTRACTOR Application filed November 26, 1929. Serial No. 409,869.

The invention is a device for rapidl extracting a cleaning fluid from a hat in a c osed container. r

The object of the invention is to provide means for rapidly extracting the cleaning fluid from a hat.

Another object of the invention is to provide a device upon Which a hat may be placed which will automatically grip the hat and hold it as the speed of the'rotating device increases.

Another object of the invention is to provide adevice for extracting gasolinefrom a hat which rotates the hat at a high speed in a closed container.

A further object of the invention is to provide means for supporting and rotating a at in a closed container in which the container is adaptable to open and automatically close when the pressure therein exceeds a predetermined amount.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a head on a rotating device upon which a hat may be placed which automatically grips the hat as the speed increases and automatically release the hat as it stops.

lVith these ends in view the invention embodies a container having a hinged cover resiliently held in the closed position, a spindle in the said container with a head having outwardly extending arms in whichthe arms are provided with means to permit them to move outwardas the rotation thereof increases and inward as it stops, and means for rotating the said spindle.

Other features and advantages of the invention willappear from the following description taken in connection with the drawings wherein: v v

Figure lis a vertical cross section through the center of the said'contai'ner. Figure 2 is a side elevationshowing the container and a supporting device in which a part of the container is broken away.

Figure 3 is a view looking toward the under side of the head in the container withparts broken away.

Figure 4 is a detail showing an alternate means for holdingthe clamping members.

In the drawings the device is shown as it would be made wherein numeral 1 indicates the container, numeral 2 the rotating head and numeral 3 the supporting device.

The container 1 may be made as shown in Figures 1 and 2 provided with a cover 4 which fits into a recess'5 and is attached to the container by a hinge 6. The hinge 6 is provided at one side and a latch 7 at the other which is made as shown in Figure 1 so that the cover may readily be clamped in the closed position. In the center of the cover is a hinged plate 8 which is resiliently held closed by a spring 9 so that it will provide a safety device as when the pressure within the container exceeds apre-determined amount the cover will open to relieve the pressure and the spring will instantly close it.

The head 2 is mounted upon the upper end of a spindle 10 in the center of the container and the spindle is mounted in a bearing 11 which is held to the bottom of the container by bolts as shown.. The bearing 11 is rovided with an opening around the sha t in which a wick may be placed and a grease plug 12 maybe placed in the wall thereof so that an alemite gun may be placed on it to force grease into the opening in the bearing around the shaft. As grease is forced into the opening it will be forced into the upper bearing 18 and the lower bearing15; The bearing 11 is also provided with a neck 13 that extends through an opening 14 in the bottom of the container in which an outer bearing 15 is provided for the lower end of the spindle 10. It will be observed that a pulley 16 may be placed upon the upper end of the spindle and a belt or other device may be used from the pulley to a motor or a counter shaft so that it may rotate the spindle. The spindle may also be connected direct to a motor 17 as shown in Figure 2 with the motor being'of a vertical type and mounted in a vertical position. I

The upper end of the spindle .10 is rotatably mounted in a bearing 18 at the upper end of the bearing 11 and a thrust bearing 19 is placed above the bearing 18 and against the lower end of a shank 20 extending downward from the head 2 and mounted on the upper end of the spindle 10. It will be observed that the load of the upper end of the spindle will come upon the thrust bearing and not upon the radial bearings 15 and 18. A disc 21 is mounted upon the shank 20 and rests against a shoulder 22 on the shank which limits its upward movement and below the disc is a spring 23 positioned around the shank 20 and installed with one end24 in an opening 25 'in'the lower side of the disc and the other end 26 extending into an opening in the lower end of theshank 20. The spring 23 will have a tendency to rotate the disc 21 in a counter clock wise direction. The bearing 11 has an upwardly extending cylindrical portion 27 which engages the lower side of the disc 21 and fits into a ring 28 on the disc. The upper side of the disc is provided with a plurality of holes 29 into which the ends of U shaped bars 30 are placed as shown in Figure 1. The head 2 is provided with a plurality of downwardly extending pins 31 between which the bars 30 pass and it will be observed that by moving the head in relation to the disc the bars will move inward and outward. lVhen the device is not in inotion the spring will hold thedisc 21 by tension in the direction indicated by the arrow in Figure 3 and when in the extreme position the bars 30 will be held in the positionsshown in dotted lines. 'While the device is in this position a hat may be placed over the head 2 and as the device is started to rotate the centrifugal motion will compress the spring and cause the disc to move backward in relation to the head so that the arms 30 will be forced outward to the position shown in Figure 3 or until they grip the hat and it will be observed that the greater the speed the greater will be the force by which the hat is held and as soon as the device ceases to rotate the spring will rotate the disc in. relation to the head and again draw the arms inward so that the hat will be released. The outer edges of the bars 30 may be provided with notches 32 as shown in Figure 1 so thatthey will positively hold the hat and prevent its slipping off of the arms while rotating. These notches may be of any suitable shape and may be arranged in any suitable manner. It is understood that the arms may be ofany suitable shape or ofanysuitable design and a greater or lesser,

number ofarms may beprovided as maybe desired. V. 1

Thedevice may also be provided with aplurality of curved bars 33 as shown in Figure 4:. instead of the arms 30. These bars are slidably held in. openings 34 in the disc 21 and are mounted on pins 35 which have nuts 36 attheir inner ends as shown. These pins 7 areheld in the openings 34"by nuts 37 which are-threaded-in the outer ends and it will be noted, that the barsare resiliently held inward by springs 38. The nuts 36 may be provided with projections 39that extend into slots 40 to prevent the pins: 35 rotating. It

will be noted that the centrifugal motion will throw the bars 33 outward to grip and hold the hat. It is also understood that other means may be used for drawing the arms in ward or forcing them outward.

The body of the container may be provided with a spout 41 so that any liquid therein may drain out and the spout may be provided with a check valve 42 to prevent liquid or gases passing upward into the container.

A stand 3 may be provided for supporting the container which is formed with a band 43 a'round the upper end and having legs 4% which may be provided with castors 45 as desired and between the legs is a shelf 46 upon which the motor 17 may be mounted. It will be understood however that the motor may be located at any suitable point and connected to the spindle in any suitable manner.

It will be understood that changes may be made in the construction Without departing from the spirit of the invention. One of which changes may be in the design of the container or in the use of other means for supporting the same, another may be in the design or arrangement of the spindle or in the use of other means for rotating the same, and still another may be in the use of other means of mounting a hat upon the upper end of'the spindle.

The construction will be readily understood from the foregoing description. To use the device it may. be provided as shown and the hats may be placed upon the-spindle head and removed therefrom as hereinbefore described and by starting the motor it will be possible to rotate the spindle which will automatically grip and hold a hat as it is being rotated and the device may continue to rotate the hat until all of the cleaning fluid has been removed. It will be understood that although gasoline is generally used as a cleaner any other suitable substance may be used and also that the device may be used for'any other suitable purpose.

Having thus fully described the invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. Ina device of the class described, a container, a closure for the said container, means for resiliently holding the closure in the closedposition, a vertical spindle extending upward from the bottom and in the center of the said container, means for rotating the said spindle from the exterior of the said container, a disc forming a head at the upper end of thesaid spindle for holding a hat or the like, radially extending bars with their outer ends bent downward slidably mounted under the head, aring holding the inner ends of-the bars adapted to be rotated to move the bars inward or outward, said disc forming a support for the top of a hat crown and said bars engaging the side walls of the crown substantially over their entire length, means on the said downwardly bent ends of the bars for gripping the walls of the crown, and a suitable drain for the said container.

2. In an extractor of the class described, a vertically positioned rotatable spindle, slidable outwardly extending arms at the upper end of the said spindle, resilient means for contracting the arms when the device is stationary, said contracting means being adaptable to permit the arms to move outward as the device is rotated, a stand for supporting the said spindle, a container in which the device is mounted, means for rotating the spindle from the exterior of the container, and a suitable resiliently held closure for the said container.

3. In a hat extracting device of the class described, a vertical spindle, a disc forming a head at the upper end of the said spindle, a plurality of radially expanding arms with vertical extensions at their outer ends, for gripping and holding a hat or the like, a rotatable ring in which the inner ends of the arms are mounted, resilient means for rotating the ring to contract the arms, guides at the outer edge of the disc through which the arms pass, a container in which the spindle is rotatably mounted, a resiliently held closure for the said container and means for rotating the said spindle.

4. In a hat extracting machine, a vertical spindle, a disc forming a head at the upper end of the spindle, a plurality of radially extending arms slidably mounted below said head, guides on the head through which the arms pass, supporting means at the inner ends of the arms, said supporting means adapted to rotate opposite tothe head to contract the arms, an enclosing casing surrounding said spindle and head, a positive closure for the said casing, a relief closure in the casing adapted to open when the pressure in the casing reaches a predetermined degree, and means for mounting the spindle in the casing through which the spindle may be rotated.

Intestimony whereof he aflixes his signature.

ROY H. TWIST. 

